Iron Chef Cat Cora and Her Wife Jennifer Are Divorcing

Celebrity chef Cat Cora and her wife Jennifer are divorcing after being together for nearly 20 years.

"It is with great sadness, that after 17 years, a tremendous amount of work, careful consideration and heavy hearts, my wife and I have mutually decided to no longer remain married," Cora told People. "In love, there is a season, a reason and a lifetime...We are forever parents to our boys and are jointly committed to raising them in a peaceful, nurturing and healthy environment."

Cora is perhaps best known for being the first female Iron Chef. She and her wife are moms to four boys, Zoran, 11, Caje, 8, Nash, 6 and Thatcher, 6. Cora currently runs four restaurants and was recently a guest judge on Cutthroat Kitchen.

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